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The ten most common anchoring mistakes
Too little chain, the wrong seabed, an anchor never set, the windlass holding the boat: the ten mistakes that most often make anchors drag – and how to avoid each one.
6 minute read
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A chain counter without installation: clip it on to anchor, take it off afterwards
What a permanently fitted chain counter involves – sensor, magnet, cable, electrician – and why AnkerSepp needs none of it: clip it on before anchoring, take it off afterwards, on a charter yacht too.
5 minute read
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Marking anchor chain: six methods compared
Paint, chain markers, cable ties, whipping twine, tape or a chain counter: what stays on an anchor chain, what you can still find at night – and which scheme works.
9 minute read
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How much anchor chain for which depth?
The rule of thumb, a calculator and a table: how much chain to lay for your depth, wind and tidal range – and why the bow roller counts too.
8 minute read